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Grand Junction Ranked
#5 Safest Places from Natural Disasters
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Grand Junction Ranked
#5 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Lowest Risk)
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Grand Junction Ranked
#43 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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#44 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Grand Junction Ranked
#62 2005 Best Places to Live
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#69 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Muskegon

Muskegon Ranked
#276 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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Reviews for Muskegon    6 Reviews

If you like 4 seasons, don't mind snow and cold, love beaches and lake life, like to live near an area that promotes festivals, this may just be for  More

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Over 16 years ago

I grew up in Muskegon and it was a great place to live. However, brain drain is a huge problem and the majority of my friends who went to college never came  More

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The beaches and scenery around Muskegon are beautiful (even during the 9 months a year they're covered in snow), so it's a shame the city has become what it is. Jobs  More

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